SAFF Club Championship

Football tournament

SAFF Club ChampionshipOrganising body| SAFF

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Region| South Asia
Number of teams| 8 (from 1 sub-confederation)

The SAFF Club Championship is a proposed premier men's football club tournament in South Asia. It is proposed to be organized by the South Asian Football Federation and will be open to clubs representing its seven members. The first edition was expected to be held in 2024 was postponed to 2026.[1]

## History

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SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin had wanted to create a regional club competition since he was first elected to the position in 2009. For over a decade, the plan was stalled because of a lack of sponsors.[2] In May 2023, it was announced following the federation's Ordinary Congress in Dhaka, Bangladesh that the competition would likely be held for the first time in 2024.[3] All seven member associations agreed on its creation and to participate in the first edition of the tournament. It was planned that each member association would receive one spot in the competition, with the All India Football Federation granted two spots as the largest member, for a total of eight participants.[4]

Originally, it was proposed that the tournament would be held at a central location over two weeks. However, that was then amended to a home-and-away format at the request of India. It was imagined as being played over six or seven months during the domestic league seasons.[4]

## Results and statistics

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List of SAFF Club Championship finals  Year  | Home team  | Score  | Away team

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2026 |  | –  |

## See also

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* ASEAN Club Championship
* Marianas Club Championship
* Mekong Club Championship

## References

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1. ^ "SAFF Club Cup tournament likely from early 2024". The Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
2. ^ "First-ever SAFF Club C'ship likely next year". New Age. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
3. ^ "SAFF announces start of club championship from next year". Dawn. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
4. ^ a b Mukherjee, Sayan (17 May 2023). "SAFF mulls home and away system for its inaugural club championship". News 9. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

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International men's club football competitions

* Intercontinental Cup (defunct)
* Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct)
* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
* World Leagues Forum
* Lists of association football clubs

Global|

* FIFA – Club World Cup
* Intercontinental Cup

Africa|

* CAF – Champions League
* Confederation Cup
* Super Cup

Asia|

* AFC – Champions League Elite
* Champions League Two
* Challenge League

Europe|

* UEFA – Champions League
* Europa League
* Conference League
* Super Cup

North,
Central America
and the Caribbean|

* CONCACAF – Champions Cup
* Leagues Cup
* Central American Cup
* Caribbean Cup

Oceania|

* OFC – Champions League

South America|

* CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana

See also: International women's club football
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